FANS of live music and beer are in for a treat next weekend.
From Friday, The George Inn in St James Street, Daventry, will be hosting a beer festival, which will be followed by the regular Sunday Sessions at the pub.
The beer festival, which starts at 7pm on Friday, will feature 10 real ales and two cask c
iders, along with live entertainment from local singers and songwriters, a barbecue and marquee.
Four Daventry-based acts will perform at the Sunday Sessions.
Folk singer Colin Crowder started off playing a few covers at the Sunday Sessions but has now started to introduce his own compositions into his act.
Singer/songwriter John Green usually appears solo with occasional guest performers. His music is influenced by recent artists like The Foo Fighters, Snow Patrol and Stereophonics.
Bursting onto the Daventry music scene is Isatonic, four local lads who perform pop punk rock influenced by a range of musicians from The Clash and The Sex Pistols to The Arctic Monkeys and The White Stripes.
The final band performing will be The Lycergics, who have played at venues and festivals across the Midlands. They will be releasing their new album, Whatever Happened to the Big Game Players, in August with live albums and EPs to follow.
Adam Graves, drummer for The Lycergics and organiser of the Sunday Sessions, said: “The Sunday Sessions started off quite small. It involved getting a few soloists and duo’s together once a month. This sparked interest in local bands looking for somewhere to play, as there wasn’t a great music scene in Daventry.”
The sessions are now so successful that bands are constantly requesting to play at the event.
Adam added: “Before we knew it requests were coming from bands in Northampton, Rugby, Wellingborough and Milton Keynes, along with other acts from surrounding areas. As a thank you to those who kicked it off, I’m planning on putting on a group of local acts for the beer festival to prove that Daventry has a thriving music scene with some quality musicians coming through.”
The Sunday Sessions start at 8pm next Sunday. For more details visit www.myspace. com/thegeorgelive.
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